Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Djibouti
Djibouti: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,024 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female in Djibouti, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Djibouti is 1,024, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 127.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Djibouti peaked at 1,024 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58, in 1971.
Djibouti ranks 177th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 58 | — |
| 1972 | 82 | +41.4% |
| 1973 | 105 | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 117 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 83 | -29.1% |
| 1976 | 95 | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 275 | +189.5% |
| 1994 | 294 | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 329 | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 328 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 268 | -18.3% |
| 2004 | 384 | +43.3% |
| 2006 | 430 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 416 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 427 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 435 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 424 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 452 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 450 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 491 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 488 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 524 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 549 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 615 | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 707 | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 796 | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 887 | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 1,024 | +15.4% |
Djibouti compared with similar countries
- Djibouti's 1,024 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,544, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Djibouti's 1,024 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,110, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Djibouti changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +189.5% | 95 | 275 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90 | 58 | 117 | 6 |
| 1990s | 298.8 | 268 | 329 | 5 |
| 2000s | 418.4 | 384 | 435 | 5 |
| 2010s | 499.12 | 424 | 615 | 8 |
| 2020s | 853.5 | 707 | 1,024 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 174 Barbados 1,222 compare
- 175 Vanuatu 1,188 compare
- 176 Guinea-Bissau 1,170 compare
- 178 Antigua and Barbuda 1,023 compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 920 compare
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 900 compare
More education data for Djibouti
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,554 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,279 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3,772 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3,395 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,362 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 69,705 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0605 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Djibouti?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Djibouti was 1,024 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 1,024 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 1971.
- How does Djibouti rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Djibouti ranks 177th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Djibouti data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release